Contested Knowledge: Science, Media and Democracy in Kerala/
By Shiju Sam Varughese.
- 1st Ed.
- New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2017.
- 29p;, xvi, 22cm.
CONTENTS: 1. Introduction. 2. Science, Media, Risk Politics: Constructing a Scientific Public Sphere. 3. Mediating Science: Scientific-Citizen Public and the Regional Press. 4. Public Regulation of Science: Clinical Trials at the Regional Cancer Centre. 5. Loss of Trust in Expert: Earthquakes, Dams and Well Collapses. 6. Border Crossings: The Coloured Rain Controversy. 7. The Backstage: Science News in the Making. 8. Conclusion: Science, Media, and the Question of Democracy. Appendix. References. Index. About the Author.